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Monday 4 June 2012
Genelia: Nothing has changed after marriage
Genelia: Nothing has changed after marriage
Newly-wed actress Genelia D'Souza will be seen mentoring 11 young girls on the TV show Lux The Chosen One. This is Genelia's second TV show after Big Switch.
Genelia will play mentor to the contestants, giving them style tips and helping to refine their dress sense, and also guiding them with personal motivational talk.
The girls are from five different cities of the country.
Lux The Chosen One is an official hunt for the face of UTV STARS. One celebrity guest will appear in each of the 10 episodes. Priyanka Chopra, Rana Duggubati, Shahid Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra and Arjun Kapoor are among them.
The show went on air from Saturday.
In this interview, Genelia talks about the show and why she chose to do it.
Why did you choose to do this particular show?
Lux The Chosen One is the perfect platform that I would have chosen to groom myself before I entered the industry.
Be it my ads or films, I have always played a girl who one can relate to and this show is like that too. I relate to those girls. I know how and where I can help them build themselves in this glamorous world of Bollywood.
What exactly is your role as a mentor in the show?
I am a friend, confidante and guide to the contestants on the show. I set them tasks and give them moral support as they complete the tasks. I am also a part of the elimination process.
Genelia will play mentor to the contestants, giving them style tips and helping to refine their dress sense, and also guiding them with personal motivational talk.
The girls are from five different cities of the country.
Lux The Chosen One is an official hunt for the face of UTV STARS. One celebrity guest will appear in each of the 10 episodes. Priyanka Chopra, Rana Duggubati, Shahid Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra and Arjun Kapoor are among them.
The show went on air from Saturday.
In this interview, Genelia talks about the show and why she chose to do it.
Why did you choose to do this particular show?
Lux The Chosen One is the perfect platform that I would have chosen to groom myself before I entered the industry.
Be it my ads or films, I have always played a girl who one can relate to and this show is like that too. I relate to those girls. I know how and where I can help them build themselves in this glamorous world of Bollywood.
What exactly is your role as a mentor in the show?
I am a friend, confidante and guide to the contestants on the show. I set them tasks and give them moral support as they complete the tasks. I am also a part of the elimination process.
Image: Genelia D'Souza
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Sunday 13 May 2012
Rowdy Rathore promotion in action
The 'rowdy' promotion of 'Rowdy Rathore' by Akshay and Sonakshi
'Rowdy Rathore' promotion in action: Directed by Prabhudeva, the film stars Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead roles.
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Friday 11 May 2012
Sunday 6 May 2012
Malaika's latest avatar Dil Se to Gabbar Singh
Malaika's latest avatar: Bollywood's 'Munni' will be next seen in Telugu film 'Gabbar Singh'.
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Tamanna Bhatia Sizzles in Movie Racha photoshoot
Tamanna Bhatia Sizzles in Movie Racha — Tamanna Bhatia has shown her glamorous side in films like 'Awara' and 'Badrinath' in the past. But she is at her glamorous best in the movie 'Racha'. She makes a perfect pair with Ram Charan and has done few superb dance moves in this film.
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Monday 30 April 2012
Goodbye, Bollywood's 'Zohra Jabeen' Achala Sachdev
Achala Sachdev was 91 years old: Yesteryear actress Achala Sachdev, who featured in the popular song 'Ae Meri Zohra Jabeen' from the film 'Waqt',
has died following a prolonged illness. She was 88.
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Sunday 29 April 2012
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Sunday 22 April 2012
India's best dancer is Rajasmita
India's best dancer: The search for India's best dancer finally came to an end on April 21.
India's best dancer is Rajasmita
Friday 20 April 2012
Review: 'Vicky Donor'
John Abraham turns producer with a forward-thinking, avant-garde movie that holds worldwide appeal. In fact, a lot of actors' foremost production centres around themselves, capitalizing on their star power, but John's initiative of opting for an offbeat theme and choosing a newcomer to enact the principal lead needs to be lauded. Above and beyond, the endeavor to transport the issue of artificial insemination out of the closet and presenting it in a light tone in the backdrop is an added move that merits acknowledgement.
A youth-centric movie with a humorous theme, 'Vicky Donor' is fundamentally a romantic comedy between a Punjabi boy and a Bengali girl set against the backdrop of sperm donation. Nonetheless, director Shoojit Sircar takes a light-hearted, optimistic look at the issue, coming up with a film that entertains and enlightens the viewer vis-à-vis infertility and artificial insemination. 'Vicky Donor' may be a diminutive film in terms of budget and costing, but when you see the issue it tackles, it does not give the impression of being an undersized film.
Director Shoojit Sircar takes giant strides as a raconteur, balancing the two halves adroitly. While the first hour tilts towards light moments, the drama, or the twist in the tale, comes up in the post-interval portions. We'd like to make a special mention of the screenplay [Juhi Chaturvedi]. Not once does it deviate to the tried and tested track. It's engaging content from commencement to conclusion and along with a set of impeccably cast actors, it's one joy ride you can't afford to miss. Having said that we'd like to add that the movie loses some steam [for a few minutes] in the post-interval portions, but, thankfully, 'Vicky Donor' doesn't get unbalanced. The movie accomplishes what it sets out to do -- it enlightens and entertains and that, in my opinion, is no puny achievement.
The music of 'Vicky Donor' is better than expected. 'Rum Whiskey' [appears twice in the movie] is addictive, while 'Pani Da Rang' [both male and female rendition] adds a lot of weight to the soundtrack. The dialogue, penned by Juhi Chaturvedi, are in sync with the mood of the film. The North Indian dialogue-baazi, especially the conversation between Ayushmann's mother and grand-mom, stands out in the film.
It's a performance-oriented role and Shoojit Sircar has, very aptly, chosen a deserving candidate for the assignment. Ayushmann is a complete natural, has all the trappings of a fine actor and delivers a super confident performance. We'd like to single out two sequences that make you appreciate that he's an artiste of caliber and aptitude. One, when he reaches Kolkata to fetch his wife and two, the finale, when he visits an orphanage. Annu Kapoor is an exceptional actor, no two opinions on that, and he's outstanding here. The gifted actor adjoins enormous humor to his character and his mode of selecting a sperm donor on the basis of personality, race, academic ability and other factors evoke immense mirth. Popular television actress Yami Gautam makes an imposing debut. She adds enormous value to the movie by her acting, screen presence and striking looks. She's truly admirable towards the latter part of the film.
Dolly Ahluwalia is exceptional and so is Kamlesh Gill, who enacts the part of Ayushmann's progressive grand-mom. In fact, the grand-mom is quite a scene-stealer! Jayanta Das, enacting the role of Yami's father, is proficient. John Abraham manages to pack a punch in a song.
On the whole, 'Vicky Donor' is a small film with a big heart. The makers have had the courage to bring a diverse issue out in the open, narrating a daringly different story without getting preachy. Witty, funny and also emotional, 'Vicky Donor' is forward-thinking, progressive commercial cinema which vastly enlightens and hugely entertains!
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Thursday 19 April 2012
Alternate Perspectives
"Empire State" by American photographer and filmmaker Randy Scott Slavin, who makes us view the world in another light. In his Alternate Perspective series he can take up to a hundred pictures of a scene to build up a 360 degree image before stitching them together to make a stereographic projection.
Alternate Perspectives
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Tuesday 17 April 2012
The tallest tower in the world
Journalists were given a sneak peek of the magnificent views from the world's tallest tower, a month before it opens to the public. The 634-metre (2,080-foot) Tokyo Sky Tree is the world's second-tallest structure behind the 828-metre (2,717-foot) Burj Khalifa in Dubai
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Watch This Friday Vicky Donor
In an environment where the job pressures are high and couples lead an erratic and unhealthy lifestyle, Dr Baldev Chaddha, a well qualified fertility expert, runs a fertility clinic and a Sperm Bank in Dariyaganj, New Delhi, that guarantees a high quality and specialized sperm for the purpose. Unfortunately he has more failed cases to his credit than successes.
A healthy, high performing donor is the need of the hour. Vicky Arora, a young, good-looking, Punjabi guy from Lajpat Nagar, is the only son and of no financial support to Dolly, a widow, who runs a small beauty parlor from home.
As luck would have it, a small brawl in the colony brings Dr Chaddha and Vicky, face to face, where Chaddha, concludes that Vicky could be that donor he has been looking for. From here on, Chaddha's days and nights are spent in convincing Vicky to become a donor till he finally gives in. Vicky finds his love interest in Ashima Roy, a pretty Bengali girl, who works in a Bank. But soon there hunky dory world comes crashing down because of Vicky's past as a donor.
Directed by Shoojit Sircar, the movie stars Annu Kapoor, Ayushman Khurana, Yami Gautam and John Abraham.
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Monday 16 April 2012
What are Bollywood stars selling this summer?
Another sveltering summer is upon us and products like prickly heat talcs, air conditioners and soft drinks have claimed prime spot in the television commercial space.
While Shah Rukh Khan is espousing the merits of a certain talcum powder, his Ra.One costar Kareena Kapoor has been recently signed on by Coke to endorse their soft drink Limca for a cool Rs. 2.5 crore for a year.
Quite a few stars, in fact, are endorsing various soft drinks.
In these hot summer days, here's a look at the stars promoting cool soft drinks.
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Lake Sorvagsvatn
Sørvágsvatn (Leitisvatn) is the biggest lake of the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the island of Vágar between the municipalities of Sørvágs Kommuna and Miðvágs kommuna. The name Sørvágsvatn means 'The lake of Sørvágur'. In size it is 3.4 km2, more than three times the size of the second biggest lake Fjallavatn, which also lies on the island of Vágar. Among the locals there can sometimes be a fierce debate regarding the name of the lake. The inhabitants of Sørvágur take pride in the fact that the lake is named after their village. On the other hand, the inhabitants of Miðvágur want to name the lake Leitisvatn, since, on their side of the lake, the land alongside the body of water is called Leiti.Lake Sorvagsvatn
Someone asked me how long I planned on keeping you in my life. I smiled and said... how do I choose
Sunday 15 April 2012
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